Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-09-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Writes and compiled for the HERALD.

uiudtO lOl WV VI uOl vi OulO, WAS u
Washington last week importuniDI
the administration to come to bi
relief. Mr.. Powell has the blues
His visit was like a wet blanket Il
the Ohio portion of the democracy
who hold Office here. He say
frankly there is no hope in this falPi
election unless the administration
will do something. Powelps posi-
tiveness is worthy Of charitable
considerable. He says, too, if Ohio
goes republican this year, it viii
work serious damage to Mr.. Cleve
lands prospects for next year
This prediction proves POwell''
fore sight. Powell told the PreSi
dent that the Ohio democracy were
very luke.warm, and had little in
centive for active participation in
this campaign, because several of
fees we're still held by the republi
cans, while working democrats
stood out in the cold champing
their bits and wondering what they
we're harDessed for. 1t is under.
stood here that the President prom
Used Powell some relief, but that
the collections for the campaign
fund were exceedingly small.
Next Friday the President starts
on his swing through portions OF
the West and South. The program
is well arranged and quite elabO.
rate, and there is no reason why he
should not have a good time, fully
enjoy himself, and retHrn a wiser
man. sNever having travelled much,
this trip may enlarge his ideas o:
the magnitude and majesty of the
country and give him a more ex
allied conception of the duties and
responsibilities of his high position.
If that purpose is accomplished the
country can well afford the tiune
and expense of his absence from
duty, though the Interior object be
one Of the most selfish and par ii.
san. That heart is a cold one tn at
would envy the administration a
little dress parade Just at this time,
1t needs something, and certainly
this is thin enough. True, half the
invitations were worked up in
Washington, but what matters
that? The President has accept ed
and is going, and there will be he
local boom and excitement, the
great display, the crowd and rush,
and let us hope no great digap-
pointment or feelings of disgust,
when the fever is over and second
thought has fair play.
The late New York republican
convention does not suit the demo-
Gratis here. They gather in squads
and talk over the situation, but
never with feelings of exultaGion.-
They expected a split in the repub-
lican party. Itdid not come. Such
a thing don't materialize this year
anywhere, and is merely a demo-
cratic myth. After November New
York will be taken out of the list
of doubtful states for 'SS, as Indiana
and Virginia have already been,
and Maryland aud Georgia just
trembling in the balance.
The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue is going to throw a bomb
shell into the beer garden. He
says, and doubtless very correctly,
that the law is badly violated by
way of the most shameful adulter-
atoms, and that the ingredients
used in its manufacture are very
deleterious, and great fraud is per-
petrated upon the Government and
people. He is gathering samples
from various sections, having them
fully analysed, and proposes to
submit to Congress an elaborate
report exposing the whole sham,
and demanding positive and strin-
gent legislation. He feels conf
dent IN making showing that will
startle the country, and force Con-
gress to prompt and decisive ac-
ton. This expose, too, may prove
an important factor in the discus
sion of the question whether the
Revenue shall be removed
or not. IT authorizations are so
fragrant, it would seem almost
criminal to remove what restraints
we now have.
Treasury officials regard all tear
of financial crisis as settled for
the present. The response to the
recent offer to buy bonds at a given
price, is fully as generous as ex-
pected, and the Secretary claims
that he Can readily check any spec
ulative movement that may be at
tempted on the part of heavy bond
holders. This of course must be
done, otherwise the result would
be appalling. There are two
months to be bridged over before
Congress will meet, and if the
Treasury is skillful enough for the
we may escape a great
calamity and possibly profit in the
future by this narrow deliverance.
Perry Belmont, of New York, is
said to be booked for Assistant
Secretary of State to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the resignation of
Gov. Porter. 1t is also rumored
that Oberly, of the Civil Service
Commission, will resign and